Irenicum, to the lovers of truth and peace heart-divisions opened in the causes and…

Thirdly, by these we make our selves a scorn to our enemies. Hosea 17. ult. The rage of their tongue shall be their division in the land of Egypt. When Malignants hear our rage one against another, we are a derision amongst them; these Egyptians jeer us, they contemn us, and all the power we can make against them. I find in one of Melanchthon's Epistles, a story of one Bessarion, exhorting the Princes to concord, that they ⟨p. 219⟩might join against the Turks he brings in this Apologue: There was a war between the wolves and the dogs;¹ news came to the wolves that there was a h•ge army of dogs coming against them, intending to tear them in pieces; the wolves sent an old wolf out to be a scout, he comes and tells them there were indeed a great company of dogs more then themselves were, but they need not fear, for he perceived they were of different colours: Upon this the wolves made nothing of them, accounting it an easy matter to deal with them who were so differing amongst themselves. In the same manner, says Melanchthon, do Staphilus, and Canisius, and others of the popish faction, triumph in respect of us; upon which he falls to prayer, That the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, would govern them, and make all in our Churches to be one in him.

Thirdly, by these we make our selves a scorn to our enemies. Hosea 17. ult. The rage of their tongue shall be their division in the land of Egypt. When Malignants hear our rage one against another, we are a derision amongst them; these Egyptians jeere us, they contemne us, and all the power we can make against them. I find in one of Melancthons Epistles, a story of one Bessarion, exhorting the Princes to concord, that they ⟨p. 219⟩might joyne against the Turks he brings in this Apologue: There was a war between the wolves and the dogs;¹ news came to the wolves that there was a h•ge army of dogs comming against them, intending to tear them in pieces; the wolves sent an old wolfe out to be a scout, he comes and tells them there were indeed a great company of dogs more then themselves were, but they need not fear, for he perceived they were of different colours: Upon this the wolves made nothing of them, accounting it an easie matter to deale with them who were so differing amongst themselves. In the same manner, sayes Melancthon, doe Staphilus, and Canisius, and others of the pogish faction, triumph in respect of us; upon which he folls to prayer, That the Sonne of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, would governe them, and make all in our Churches to be one in him.